reconnaissance

noun re·con·nais·sance \ ri-ˈkä-nə-zən(t)s , -sən(t)s \

|Updated on: 14 Aug 2018

Examples: reconnaissance in a Sentence

Definition of reconnaissance

: a preliminary survey to gain information; especially : an exploratory military survey of enemy territory

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Examples of reconnaissance in a Sentence

There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance.
They did a reconnaissance of the enemy's position.

Recent Examples of reconnaissance from the Web

Those people are usually on reconnaissance missions for the Gentrification Squad.

— michael harriot, The Root, "10 Wypipo We Need to Call the Cops On," 3 July 2018
The road march was a proving ground for enhanced technology, such as new, small reconnaissance drones and electronic-jamming equipment to thwart Russian probes.

— eric schmitt, New York Times, "In Eastern Europe, U.S. Military Girds Against Russian Might and Manipulation," 27 June 2018
Last weekend's showdown began with Israel shooting down an Iranian reconnaissance drone that Israel claimed had entered its airspace.

— bill neely, NBC News, "Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif: Israel ‘will see the response’ if they act against Iran," 18 Feb. 2018
The latest battle began with an incursion into Israeli airspace by an Iranian reconnaissance drone.

— The Economist, "Israel and Iran square off in Syria," 15 Feb. 2018
Both visually and technologically, the airplane, which could be used for both military and commercial purposes, has much in common with an unmanned hypersonic surveillance and reconnaissance concept the company revealed in January.

— eric adams, WIRED, "Boeing’s Proposed Hypersonic Plane Is Really, Really Fast," 28 June 2018
Video from a business near the crash showed the horrifying final moments of the hulking plane, a version normally outfitted to do weather reconnaissance.

— madison park and steve almasy, CNN, "Puerto Rico National Guard plane crashes on final military flight, killing 9," 3 May 2018
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center, according to data collected by an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft.

— susannah bryan, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Hurricane to hit Canada? Tropical Storm Chris aims for Atlantic provinces," 9 July 2018
Smoky gained fame during World War II by dragging a telegraph wire through a 70-foot pipe that was crucial to the Allies’ reconnaissance efforts against the Japanese.

— grant suneson and john harrington, USA TODAY, "The 25 most heroic dogs in America," 5 July 2018

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